Perforating device for music-rolls.



PATENTED AUG. 9, 1904.

H. P. BALL.

PERFOR-ATING DEVICE FOB. MUSIG ROLLS.

APPLIOATloN FILED APE. 1a. 1902.

AMAA-111A H0 MODEL.

TNO. 766,803.

NiTn STATES Patented August 9, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY PRICE BALL, OF NEW/V YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUELINSULL, OF CHICAGO, llLLlNOIS.

PERFORATING DEVICE FOR MUSIC-ROLLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,803, dated August9, 1904.

Application filed April 18, 1902. Serial No. 103,482. (No model.)

To all whom, it perry concern:

Be it known thatI, HENRY PRICE BALL, a citizen of the United States,residing1 at New York city, county and State of New York,

have invented aPerfoi-ating Device for Music- Rolls, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a perfoiating device for music-rolls; and itconsists in a construction whereby the space occupied by the punch rowill correspond to the width of the strip or strips of paper to beperforated and be much less in length than that of the combinedmechanism for operating the punches, the object of my invention being toproduce a machine 1 5 wherein the devices for actuatingl the punches aregiven an abundance of room within which to perform their necessaryfunctions, while the punches themselves are confined to a space thewidth of the paper to be perforated.

2o The accompanying drawings will serve to illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a top view. Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line X ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the device for holding 25 themoving paper when the punch is passing through it. Fig. 1i is averticalsection showing a number of strips of paper to be perforated for amusic-roll to he wound upon a roller.

3o In the drawings, 5 indicates the sides of the main supporting-frame,and 6 the sides of an extension from this frame, which frame is slightlywider than the paper to be perforated, and narrower than the main frame.Jour- 3 5 naled in the main frame is a shaft 7, on which is mounted aseries of cams 3. Between the cams and secured to the shaft 7 are thetoothed wheels 9. Pivoted to the cams 3 are the latches 10.

4o 11 and 12 are pivoted bell-cranks in the path of movement of thelatches 10 on the earns 8. 13 represents cords which are assumed to beconnected to the keys of a piano or other suitable device and which whendepressed 45 will serve to actuate the bell-cranks 11 and 12. Such keys,cords, and their cooperating parts maybe termed permissive devices forcontrolling the action of the individual punches of the punchingmechanism.

14 indicates a pivoted latch, which may be 50 employed in connectionwith a bell-crank 12, as indicated by the dotted lines, to throw suchbell-crank out of actionma'. c., out of the path of movement of the cam8 when desired, as will be hereinafter described. 55

Mounted en the end of the shaft 7 is a gear 15, which meshes with asmall gear 16 on shaft 17, which has its bearing at one end in the sideof the frame 5 and in the sides of the frame 6. On the opposite end ofthe shaft 17 60 is a beveled gear 18, in mesh with a beveled gear 19 onshaft 20. The shaft 20 is provided with a worm 21, which takes in aworm-wheel (not shown) mounted underneath it on shaft 32.

Mounted on each end of the shaft 17 is an 65 eccentric 23, carrying adie-seat 2li, having the central openings and adapted to reciprocatewithin the fixed guide 26, which is secured to the side frame (i.

Arranged transversely of the main frame 5 70 is a rod 27, and looselymounted on this rod is a series of levers 23, each provided with adownwardly-projecting arm 29, located in the path of movement of theperiphery of a cam 3. Connected to each lever 28 through 75 a link 30 isan angularly disposed lever 31, loosely pivoted in the bar 32, which issecured to the top of the frame 5. Connected to the opposite end of eachlever 31 is a punch 33, which reciprocates through the guide 26 and 30central openings 25 of the die-seat 211.

34 is a spring which normally tends t0 draw the lever 31 upward at itsforward end.

M indicates a strip or strips of paper or other material to beperforated. rllhese strips 85 are wound upon the roller 35 and when inmotion pass in the direction of the arrow over the rollers 36 37 andonto the take-up roller 38. Motion is given to such strips of paper orother material by' means of the shaft 22, 90 which bears upon theperiphery of the paper upon the rolls 35 38. The movement of the strip Mover the die-seat 24: is a step-by-stcp movement, owing to the fact thatthe paper is held from moving continuously forward un- 9 5 der thepunches when the punches are perforating the paper. This step-by-stepmovement of the paper, however, forms no part of Vzo the invention.Owing to the step-by-step movement, it is necessary to hold the strip ofpaper in a fiXed position on the die-seat when the punches are passingthrough it, and to prevent its tearing. To accomplish this result, themachine may be provided with the devices for holding the paper shown inFig. 3. In this figure there is shown as located within the cavity ofthe guide 26 a plunger 39, over which is arranged a spring 40. WV hen vthe die-seat 24 is raised through the action of the eccentric 23, thepaper is held between such parts and prevented from moving.

I have described as located under one or more of the bell-cranks l2 thelatches 14. The object of this arrangement is to provide for throwingsuch of the punches-c'. e., the two outside punches which are usuallyemployed for punching the rack-holes in the moving paper or strip-out ofoperation when it is desired that no rack-holes shall be punched.

One of the cams which usually operate the rack-holepunches is indicatedat 4l, Fig. 2. This cam differs slightly in shape from the cams 8 inorder thatthe rack-hole punches shall make a continuous up-and-downmovement, punching successive holes through the paper irrespective ofthe action of the punches which pass through the paper to indicate themusical notes.

y I wish it understood thatI do not limit myself to the precise featuresof construction shown in the accompanying specification and drawings forpunching a music-roll of less width than the punching device, as verymany changes may be made without departing from the intent of myinvention.

Certain features of the mechanism described in this case have heretoforebeen disclosed and claimed in my application, Serial N o. 97,353, filedMarch 8, 1902, and to such I now make no claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. A perforating-machine formusic-rolls,

embodying in its construction a driven shaft, i

a series of cams loose on said shaft, means for throwing the cams intoengagement with the driven shaft, a series of punches, and a series oflevers between the punches and the cams and actuated by said cams.

2. A perforating device for music-rolls, embodying in its construction aseries of cams, means for causing said cams to be individually rotated,a series of punches, and a series of levers between said punches andsaid cams.

3. A perforating device for music-rolls, embodying in its construction aseries of separate cams, means for actuating one or more of said cams, aseries of pivoted levers operated by said cams, and a series of punchesmoved by said levers.

4. A perforating device for music-rolls, embodying in its construction adriven shaft, a series of cams on said shaft, means for throwing saidcams into engagement with said shaft, a .sr-ries of levers coacting withsaid cams, a series of punches actuated by said levers, a second drivenshaft, an eccentric continuously reciprocated by said shaft, and adie-seat actuated by said eccentric.

5. In a perforating device,such as described,

a series of punches, a continuously-reciprocating die-seat, common toall the punches, and means for reciprocating any of the punches intoengagement with the die-seat at the will of the operator.

6. In a perforating device, such as described, a series of punches, acontinuously-reciprocating die-seat common to all the punches, means forreciprocating the die-seat, means for reciprocating any of the punchesinto engagement with the die-seat, said means being timed in itsmovements to the movements of the die-seat, and means for causing thematerial to be perforated to be fed between the punches and die-seat.

7. In a perforating device such as described, a series of punches, acontinuously-reciprocating die-seat common to all the punches, and meansfor reciprocating one or more of the punches into engagement with thedie-seat at the will of the operator, said means arranged to throw thepunches into engagement with the die-seat for a period of time, lessthan the time employed by the operator in holding the device in itsoperating position.

8. In a perforating device such as described, a driven shaft, having aseries of cam members thereon capable of being thrown into and out ofengagement with the shaft, at the will of the operator, a second shafthaving a series of punching members thereon said shaft less inlongitudinal length than the driven shaft, and intervening' mechanism,whereby motion is transmitted from the cam members on one shaft to thepunching members on the other shaft.

9. In a perforating device such as described, a driven shaft having aseries of members thereon capable of being engaged or disengaged fromthe shaft at the will of the operator, a second driven shaft timed inits speed to the first-named shaft, a series of punching mechanisms onthe second shaft occupyingin length on the shaft a space approximatelyequal to the width of a music-roll sheet, and

intervening means between the two sets ofV members on the shafts,whereby the firstnamed shaft and its members can be of any Length ascompa-red with the second shaft.

l0. In a perforating device, such as described, a series of punches, acontinuouslyreciprocating die-seat common to all the punches, means forthrowing' one or more of the punches into engagement with the dieseat atthe will of the operator, and means for shortening the duration of thetime of such engagement by a certain predetermined amount.

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11. 1n a perforating device such as described, a series of punches, acontinuouslyreciprocating die seat common to all the punches, means forthrowing one or more of the punches into engagement with the dieseat atthe will of the operator, means for advancing the paper to be perforatedover the die-seat, and means whereby the paper is advanced a certainpredetermined amount between successive engagements of any individualpunch as thrownin by the operator.

12. In a perforating device such as described, a series of punches, acontinuouslyreciprocating die seat common to all the punches, means forthrowing one or more of the punches into engagement with the diescat atthe will of the operator, and means whereby a certain amount of papermust be fed forward between the disengagement of any particular punchand its rengagement with the die-seat and independent of the operator.

13. A perforating-machine for music-rolls, embodying in its constructiona driven shaft, a series of members normally disengaged from but mountedon said shaft, means for throwing one or more of the said members intoor out of engagement with the shaft, a series of punches one for eachmember on the shaft, and means actuated by said members for throwing thepunches into and out of engagement.

14. A perforating device for music-rolls, embodyingin its construction aseries of cams, means for causing said cams to be individually rotated,a series of punches, and means for transmitting the motion of the camsto the punches.

15. A perfor-ating device for music-rolls, embodying in its constructionaseries of cams, a common driver for the same, and means for causing oneor more of said cams to be individually actuated thereby, a series ofpunches one for each cam thrown into and out of action by the movementof the cam.

16. In a perforating device for music-rolls, a series of independentcams thrown into or out of action at the will of the operator, and aseries of punches corresponding in number to the number kof cams; thepunches being thrown into and out of action by the movement of theirrespective cams.

17. A perforating device for music-rolls, embodying in its constructiona series of separate cams, means for energizing one or more of the cams,and a series of punches actuated by the earns.

18. A perfor-ating device for music-rolls,

embodying in its construction a series of punching mechanisms,occupying' in width a space practically equal to the width of themusic-sheet, a second series of mechanicallydriven mechanisms of greaterwid th, actuated at the will of the operator, and means for transmittingmotion from one set of mechanisms to the other.

19. In a perforating device for music-rolls, embodying in itsconstruction two sets of coacting mechanically driven mechanisms ofdifferent widths, one set being thrown out of engagement at will, theother set of mechanisms acting to perforate the paper passing throughthe machine.

20. In a machine such as described, a series of punching mechanisms,means continuously tending to throw the mechanisms into action, and aseries of restraining means preventing the punching mechanisms fromacting excepting at the will of the operator.

21. In a perforating device such as described, a series of punchingmechanisms normally inactive but tending to throw themselves intoaction, and a series of restraining means thrown out of engagementtherewith by the operator.

22. In a machine such as described, a series of punches, and a strip ofpaper passing through the machine to be perforated, means continuouslyacting to throw the punches into perforating engagement with the paper,independent restraining means for each punch, and means whereby one ormore punches can be released therefrom.

23. A perforating device for music-rolls embodying in its construction,a driven shaft, a series of toothed wheels secured to said shaft, aseries of cams loose on said shaft, means under the control of theoperator for throwing the individual cams into and out of engagementwith the shaft, a series of punches, and means for moving the punchesintroduced between the punches and the cams.

24. A perforating device for music-rolls embodying in its construction,a series of permissive devices under the control of the operator, aseries of punches carried by levers, and mechanism introduced betweensaid permissive devices and punches for throwing said punches intooperation a delinite time after the action of the permissive devices.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY .PRICE BALL.

Witnesses:

J. E. PnARsoN, WM. H. BUCKMAN.

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